Peter Collins | |
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Bishop of East Anglia | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Westminster |
Diocese | East Anglia |
See | East Anglia |
Appointed | 11 October 2022 |
Installed | 14 December 2022 |
Predecessor | Alan Hopes |
Orders | |
Ordination | 14 July 1984 |
Consecration | 14 December 2022 by Alan Hopes |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter Gwilym Collins 13 May 1958 |
Nationality | Welsh |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Alma mater |
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Peter Gwilym Collins (born 13 May 1958) is a British Roman Catholic prelate. On 11 October 2022 he was appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop of East Anglia, replacing Alan Hopes. [1] He was consecrated Bishop and installed in the Diocese of East Anglia on 14 December 2022.
Collins was born on 13 May 1958 in Tredegar, in the Archdiocese of Cardiff. He was ordained a priest on 14 July 1984 for the same Archdiocese. He attended the English College of Valladolid in Spain and obtained a Licentiate in Dogmatic Theology at the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid.
He has held the following positions: Parish Vicar at St David's Cathedral in Cardiff (1984-1989); Vice-Rector of the English College of Valladolid (1989-1994); Pastor of Chepstow, Caldicot and Magor (1995-2001); Dean and Administrator of St David's Cathedral in Cardiff (2001-2019).
From 2019 he served as parish priest of Saint Mary of the Angels and Holy Family in Cardiff, diocesan representative for Safeguarding, President of the Diocesan Commission for Education and President of the Presbyteral Council. He was also a member of the Cathedral Chapter of the Archdiocese of Cardiff.
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